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Letter from Howell Cobb to James Curtis Booth, January 12, 1859

  • 1859-Jan-12

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Howell Cobb (1815 - 1865), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1857-1860, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) responding to a statement made by Booth and praising his work with fusible alloys.

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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute
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  • Newman Numismatic Portal at Washington University in St. Louis.

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  • Series I: Correspondence 1824-1888
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  • Box 2, Folder 4

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Cobb, Howell. “Letter from Howell Cobb to James Curtis Booth, January 12, 1859,” January 12, 1859. Papers of James Curtis Booth, Box 2, Folder 4. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/qdgfliq.

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